Lake County Council on Aging Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
237266637
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024
Location
Mentor, OH, USA
Phone
4402058111
Rating
80
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$3,773,739
Expenses
$3,718,825
Assets
$4,806,195
Liabilities
$381,568

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

14 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • SHANNON CIANCIOLA (PRESIDENT)
  • JOSEPH TOMSICK (CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • JOSEPH TOMSICK (CEO): $164,551 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The council of aging provides aging adults and their support system with services and opportunities that enable them to achieve an optimal, self defined, quality of life. This is achieved through the provision of education, nutrition services, case management services, in-home assistance and community outreach. The lake county council on aging provides support services, programs and advocacy to help lake county seniors live dignified and independent lives. The agencys primary responsibilities are to design, promote and implement services to address the identified needs of the communitys elder population and to coordinate existing services in partnership with public and private organizations. The agency provides information, assistance and direct support that allow seniors to maintain their independence and sustain their quality of life.

What it reported doing in 2024

Homemaker services the agency's homemakers assist seniors with routine basic chores such as light dusting, vacuuming, changing bed linens, mopping floors, and cleaning of the kitchen and bathroom. More importantly, the homemakers provide socialization for seniors while overseeing that they are in a safe, clean environment while living their golden years. The cost for the homemaker program is based on a sliding fee scale based on the individual's income. The lake county council on aging homemaker program staff and seniors allow goals to be met with a little help from a friend all from the comfort and security of their home. 2023: provided 3,659 total units of homemaker services to 233 lake county senior households. Information & assistance information & assistance is a fundamental service of the adrc. I&a specialists take the time to listen to the caller and establish a personal rapport. This is crucial because those who call the agency may not always know to ask for a service by name. I&a specialists assist callers with determining their needs and preferences then provide unbiased information on programs and services that can help meet their needs and support independence. I&a specialists also link callers to other organizations that can help. Some areas of assistance include: housing options, transportation, personal care, respite care, and legal services. When appropriate, i&a specialists follow up with individuals to ensure the information provided was beneficial and offer other resources if necessary. 2024: provided 5,341 information and assistance contacts. Information and assistance specialists from the lake county council on aging, together with lifeline/211, played an integral role of registering seniors for the lake county mobile food pantry program. This was a collaborative effort between the council on aging, laketran, lifeline, inc., the board of county commissioners, and the greater cleveland food bank. 2024: served 3,546 duplicated senior households. Options counseling options counseling takes information and assistance another step further by providing assistance to individuals, family members, and caregivers in need of long-term care support to make informed choices about the services and settings that best meet their needs. Individuals and caregivers receive unbiased information about various long-term care support options and the resources to help pay for services. The program also provides decision support to identify next steps in the process and help in connecting with services if needed. 2024: provided a total of 610.5 hours of options counseling assistance to 161 unduplicated individuals. Benefits assitance benefits assistance is a service that provides information and assistance related to public benefits. The benefits specialist screens for eligibility and guides individuals through the application process for public benefits including medicaid, supplemental nutritional assistance program (snap), homestead tax credit, the home energy assistance program (heap), medicare savings programs and the low income subsidy (aka extra help). Unbiased information and assistance related to medicare is provided through Ohio senior health insurance information program (oshiip) volunteers. 2024: provided a total of 536.5 hours of benefits assistance to 372 unduplicated individuals. 2024: during medicare open enrollment, five Ohio senior health insurance information program (oshiip) volunteers provided medicare information, education and assistance to 99 individuals totaling over 110 volunteer hours of assistance. Volunteer services volunteers serve in critical roles to accomplish the mission of the lake county council on aging. Volunteers make a significant contribution in the lives of the clients of lake county council on aging through multiple programs. In 2024, volunteers impacted the nutrition, loneliness and social isolation, information and support needs of our clients and special community events. "nutrition cen

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 72% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and most voting board members are independent. Few specific pay-setting methods are documented in the filing; unanswered boxes are not proof of absence and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 83
  • Transparency & Controls: 65
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 46
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 82.8%; rating input score 83
  • Program expense ratio: 83.1%; rating input score 83
  • Fundraising efficiency: $64.31 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 82; 82nd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Missing
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 1.5%; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.29; rating input score 46; 46th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.08; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 4.4%; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 3% per year; rating input score 100; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 3.6% per year; rating input score 100; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 3.1% per year; rating input score 100; 25th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 82.8% of revenue deployed · 83.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 14 of 14 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $3.1M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $165K · 14 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 35 of 35 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2011 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Transparency & Controls: Pay-setting controls scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 39/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 46/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 58/100.